Strawberries in Charts: Prices looking up for next six months

As strawberry volumes start dropping off, prices begin to climb dramatically. In fact, June and July's low prices typically double to make the figures seen in November.

August 13 , 2019

Always Fresh Farms and Giddings Fruit partner for new berry venture

The two companies have committed to creating an integrated 52-week supply proposition for the North American berry market.

August 09 , 2019

Chinese fruit store caught falsely labeling dragon fruit in food scandal

A Tmall flagship fruit store in China reportedly falsely labeled some domestic yellow-skinned dragon fruit as "Colombian" in order to increase its price.

August 09 , 2019

California Navel season 'one of worst in history outside major freeze year'

The California Citrus Mutual says the market faced "a series of challenges" as the season kicked off last year, including trade issues and low domestic demand due to abundant low quality imported fruit.

August 09 , 2019

Are Tango mandarins 'bee-friendly'? Not according to a South African regulator

A South African regulator has ruled that a claim about the bee-friendly credentials of Eurosemilla's seedless mandarin variety Tango is "misleading".

August 08 , 2019

Image of peculiar 'long neck' avocado goes viral

Florida-based fruit supplier Miami Fruit last week posted an image of an interesting looking avocado that has caught the attention of thousands.

August 07 , 2019

Opinion: Foretelling the Mexican mango season wind down

"This time of year we are besieged with industry 'expert' misconceptions, misinformation and inaccurate interpretations of the facts," saysNissa Pierson of Crespo Organic Mangoes.

August 06 , 2019

Pioneering Dutch substrate banana production project moves to field trials

An innovative project in the Netherlands that grows greenhouse bananas in substrate rather than soil has shown excellent results so far and will soon move to field trials in two major production countries.

July 30 , 2019

Blueberries In Charts: Higher market volumes lead to price cuts

Over the last three months, U.S. blueberry markets have seen a 20% increase in category volume over the same period last year and a 23% drop in prices.

July 30 , 2019

BayWa AG's head of global produce to step down next year

BayWa said that in Cristiane Bell's six years at the company she has "transformed" its regional fruit business into an international unit that generated €27.2 million in EBIT last year. 

July 25 , 2019